Rome 4: The Art of War

✍ Scribed by Scott, M C

• Book ID: 108568913
• Publisher: Transworld Digital
• Year: 2013
• Tongue: English
• Weight: 522 KB
• Series: Rome 4
• Category: Fiction
• ISBN-13: 9780593065464

✦ Synopsis

Rome: AD69, The Year of the Four Emperors.Three Emperors have ruled in Rome this year and a fourth, Vespasian, has been named in the East.

As the legions march toward civil war, Sebastos Pantera, the spy whose name means leopard, returns to Rome intent on bribery, blackmail and persuasion: whatever it takes to bring the commanders and their men to Vespasian's side.

But in Rome, as he uses every skill he has ever learned of subterfuge, codes and camouflage, it becomes clear that one of those closest to him is a traitor, who will let Rome fall to destroy him.

Together the two spies spin a web of deceit with Rome as the prize and death the only escape.

Review

"A memorable tale of treachery, espionage and violence...Ancient Rome is brought vividly and vibrantly to life" -- Nick Rennison BBC History Magazine

About the Author

M. C. SCOTT taught veterinary surgery at the universities of Cambridge and Dublin before taking up a career as a novelist. Now founder and Chair of the Historical Writers' Association, her novels have been shortlisted for the Orange Prize, nominated for an Edgar Award and translated into over twenty languages. In addition to the bestselling Boudica series, Scott is the author of an acclaimed sequence of Roman novels featuring the emperor's spy, Sebastos Pantera.